moved to Canada from Iran in 2010. In her country of origin, she taught English, literature and literary translation at university level. Her poetry and poetry translations have appeared in various magazines, notably The Calling, Voices, Magnapoets, Protest Poems, Zanan, PEN International, Knot Magazine, Danoush, Nafeh and the Ilanot Review. Her book, The Song of Phoenix: Life and Works of Sylvia Plath, was reprinted in 2010. She hosts Poetry Gallery Series in Toronto. This poem was originally published in Farsi and then translated into English by the author.